Grilling attachment for gas-stoves.



N0. 682,748. Patented Sept. I7, |90I. E., W. T. RHHMND` GRILLING ATTACHMENT FOR GAS STUVES.

(Application tiled Dec. 13, 1900.) (N u M o d el.)

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` UNITED STATES.

PATENT OEEICE.

EDMOND W. T. RICHMOND, OF ROMFORD, ENGLAND.

GRILLING ATTACHMENT'FOR GAS-STOVES.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 682,748, dated September 17, 1901.

Application filed December 13, 1900. Serial No. 39,703. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that l, EDIvIoND W. T. RICH- MOND, a subject of the Queen of Great Britain, residing at Summercourt, Romford, Essex county, England, have invented a certain new and Improved Grilling Attachment for Gas Stoves, of which the following is a specification.

This device consists of a block or slab of fire-brick inclosed at its edges by a metal frame and having a central aperture therein and preferably having ribs radiating from It is specially designed for use in connection with gas-stoves having oval or circular burners, having jets, nipples, or gas-discharge orifices around their inner walls. Such burners are usually arranged in or beneath an opening in the top plate of a gas-stove, and below them is a compartment formed by a shelf to support a pan or other cooking utensil. When'it is desired to grill or broil some article of food, the firebrick is placed over the opening in the top plate. The jets of iiame impinge upon it, while the products of combustion ,escape through the central aperture. The fire-brick becomes highly heated and by reflection and radiation throws the heat downwardly through the opening in the stove-top, and any article of Vfood placed immediately be low may be efficiently grilled or broiled. This is a convenient attachment or device to be used in connection with many forms of gascookers having the general characteristics which have been described. The lire-brick does not give off any disagreeable or even noticeable odor when highly heated, as described, and acts in a most efficient manner for the purpose intended.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure l is view of the grilling device, andgFigs. 2 and 3 show a gas-stove with which it may be used.

The grilling device consists of a block or slab of fire-brick A, of suitable contour, held Within a rim or inclosing band of iron B, provided With a bail or handle, as shown. It has av central aperture O for the passage of the products of combustion and is preferably formed with rather iat or low ribs D, radiating from such aperture and having curved faces. These ribs, while in a measure serving to direct the products of combustion to the central aperture, perform the function of spreading the iiame, which distributes or eX- pands over the faces of the ribs, as well as over the iiat intervening spaces, its superficial area being thereby somewhat increased.

X is the top plate of the stove, having the opening X', below which is arranged an oval gas-burner X2. Beneath the burner is a shelf X8 to support the grilling-pan.

I claim as my inventionl. As anew article of manufacture, a grilling device for gas-stoves, comprising a slab of Vfire-brick adapted to be placed over the opening in the top plate of a gas-stove, and having a central aperture for the'passage of the products of combustion.

2. As a new article of manufacture, a grilling device for use in connection with gasstoves, comprising a slab of fire-brick, having an aperture for the passage of the products of combustion, and ribs with curved faces radiating from said aperture.

3. As a new article of manufacture, a grill- .ing device for use in connection with gas- EDMOND W. T. RICHMOND.

Witnesses:

KATHAEINE MAoMAHoN, EDWARD C. DAVIDSON. 

